Journal of the American Chemical Society
Journal of the American Chemical Society
5 years ago

IrPdRu/C as H2 Oxidation Catalysts for Alkaline Fuel Cells

IrPdRu/C as H2 Oxidation Catalysts for Alkaline Fuel Cells
Hongsen Wang, Héctor D. Abruña
H2 oxidation kinetics on Pt in alkaline media are very sluggish, being over 100 times slower than in acidic media, and thus, new and more active H2 oxidation electrocatalysts must be developed in order to enable alkaline exchange membrane fuel cells (AEMFCs). In this Communication, we present a new type of catalysts—carbon-supported IrPdRu nanoparticles—as H2 oxidation catalysts in alkaline media. These catalysts exhibit higher activity than Pt/C and Ir/C catalysts and are also quite stable. In particular, Ir3Ru7/C and Ir3Pd1Ru6/C catalysts are significantly more active and less expensive than Pt/C and Ir/C, and are thus promising new anode catalysts for alkaline fuel cell applications.

Publisher URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/jacs.7b02434

DOI: 10.1021/jacs.7b02434

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